The Indonesian do-it-all app Gojek is set to feel the pinch of the coronavirus pandemic even more as the semi-lockdown of Jakarta has been extended until May 22. But while its core motorcycle taxi service is shut down, deliveries of food and other services are on the rise. The first two-week phase of large-scale social […]
Read MoreThe Trade Ministry has said that the rice stock from the upcoming harvest season will last through November despite declining production and surging demand. The ministry’s domestic trade director general, Suhanto, estimated rice production to decline by 10 percent to around 17.8 million tons, citing a report by the Indonesian Rice Millers and Entrepreneurs Association […]
Read MoreThe government and the House of Representatives have decided to delay deliberations over labor provisions within the omnibus bill on job creation, resulting in the cancellation of an earlier plan by labor unions to hold mass street protests despite the coronavirus outbreak. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced on Friday that the government had reached a […]
Read MoreThe Transportation Ministry has asserted that international flights to and from the country will continue to operate normally, despite a previous statement that all passenger flights to overseas destinations had been suspended to prevent people from participating in the annual Idul Fitri mudik (exodus). The ministry’s air transportation director general, Novie Riyanto, said the ban on air […]
Read MoreIndonesia opted for less punishing social-distancing measures than its neighbors to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Now analysts are warning its economy will take much longer to recover than others in Southeast Asia. With the peak of the pandemic expected in late May, President Joko Widodo is recalibrating his strategy of large-scale social distancing […]
Read MoreAir passengers and travel agents are not happy about airlines’ refund policies as the COVID-19 pandemic hits air travel demand. A recently issued government policy that bans all passenger travel further exacerbates the situation. Chandra Hidayatul Akbar, 24, who lives in Medan, North Sumatra, has to accept the fact that low-cost carrier AirAsia Indonesia will only give […]
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